Hair clipper



HAIR CLIPPER Filed July 21, 1953 INVENTOR wwwmvr Art-2:490

ATTORNEYS Patented June 8, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

ulated by the fingers of one hand of a person n using the device; which has at one end thereof a clipper head shaped and dimensioned for easy insertion into the ears or nostrils for clipping superfluous hair therefrom; which has a slotted tongue laterally movable in the hollow, slotted 15 clipper head so that the tongue slots are moved across the head slots to provide a scissor-like clipping action; and which is simple and durable in construction, economical to manufacture, easy to use, and neat and attractive in appearance. 2o

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a dimer '2' illustrative of the invention with a portion broken away and shown in cross section to better illustrate the construction thereof;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure l; and

3 Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the head end of the clipper. 7

With continued reference to the drawing, the clipper comprises a hollow casing ID of elongated shape and formed of a suitable material, such"35 as a synthetic resin plastic. One end of the casing is closed by a fiat end wall II and the other end is open and provided with an internal flange formation l2 providing a groove l3 of circular shape extending around and opening to the open end of the casing. A sleeve M of cylindrical shape has one end inserted in and secured in the groove [3 and constitutes, in effect, an elongation of the casing In at the open end of the casing. l5

An electrically actuated, vibratory motor is disposed in the casing l and comprises an electromagnet I mounted at one end on the casing by an elongated, resilient bracket Hi, the bracket being secured at its ends to the inner side of the 50 casing side wall and bowed intermediate its length away from the casing side wall and the electromagnet l5 being secured at one end on the bracket l6 intermediate the length of the bracket.

The electro-magnet has a core I! one end of 55 which extends from the end of the magnet remote from the bracket I6 and has a Winding l8 surrounding the core and provided with terminals I9 and 20. A two wire extension cord 2| extends through a centrally disposed aperture in the end wall I l of the casing and has one wire 22 thereof connected to the terminal l9of the electro-magnet.

An arm 23 is mounted at one end on the bracket I6 and extends past the electro-magnet I5 in spaced relationship thereto and an armature 24 is pivotally mounted at one end on the arm 23 at a location spaced from the bracket l6 and extends past the projecting end of the core I! of theelectro-magnet. A resilient switch 25 is disposed between the armature 24 and the electro-magnet and the armature carries a pin 2'6 which engages and opens the switch when the armature is drawn toward the core of the electromagnet. One side of the switch is connected to the other terminal of the electro-magnet by a conductor 21 and the other side of the switch is connected to the other wire 28 of the two wire extension cord 2|.

With this arrangement, when the extension cord 2| is connected to a source of electrical energy, the switch being closed and the armature' 24 being held away from the electro-magnet core by the switch, the electro-magnet will be 0 energized drawing the armature to the magnet core and opening the switch which de-energizes the magnet and releases the armature for move.

ment back to its normal position. This causes the armature 24 to vibrate back and forth in the well known manner of door-bell or buzzer motors about its pivotal connection with the arm 23.

A hollow, thin-walled cap 30, preferably of circular cross sectional shape, has one open end receiving the sleeve l4 and releasably secured on the sleeve by a detent and dimple formation 31. The other end of the cap is closed and is flattened, as illustrated in Figure 1, to provide spaced apart and substantially parallel flat walls 32 and 33 and is outwardly tapered in width, as indicated at 34, to provide a curved side wall 35 extending marginally around the side walls 32 and 33 and disposed substantially perpendicular thereto. This flattened end portion of the cap is provided with spaced apart and substantially parallel slots 36 extending through the side wall 35 and both of the fiat walls 32 and 33. longitudinally of the cap and constitutes a hollow, clipper head.

An elongated tongue 38 is connected at one end to the end of the armature 24 nearest the open end of the casing In and extends through the sleeve Ill and the hollow cap 30. At its end ,remote from the armature 24 this tongue 38 is portion toward both of its ends. The formation- 40 is provided with spaced apart and substantially parallel slots 4| extending through the thickness of the formation and longitudinally of the tongue and, when the armature 24 is'vibrated backand forth in the manner explained a'bove, the flat formation 40 of the tongue is moved back and forth across the width of the clipperhead-so that the slots 4! in the terminal formation 40 of the-tongue move-across the slots 33 m the wall of :the' 'clippen-head-mnd' provide a seissor like elipplng'action." The clipped hairs fall into the hol-low'cap 3D' from which-they can-be removed whendesired by removing the ca'p from the sleeve 1 l l 'by means of whichthecap is mounted on the casing [0.

The invention may be embodied in other speeific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiment is; therefore, to 'b'eco'n'sidered in all respectsas illustrative and not restrictive, the

scope of" the inventionbeingindicated by the appended claims rather'than by the foregoing description, and all changes'which come within the meaning and range of equivalencyof the claims are; therefore, intended to be embraced "therein.

What is claimed is: 1 I; A- hair olippercomprisinga hollow casing'of Y elongated shape having one open end, a sleeve extending longitudinally from the open end of the casing, an-electrically actuated vibratory motor mounted in said casing and having a pivotallysupported armature extending longitudinally' of the casing, a tubular cap having an open end receiving said sleeve and having .its 'other end closed and'flattened and tapered out- 'wardly in width-a nd provided with spaced apart 1 'slots exte'nding longitudinally of the cap toprovide ahollow clipper 'head, and a. tongue extending through said cap-and said sleeve and connected atone end to the adjacent end of said armature; said tongue having'at its other end a nattened. terminal: formation movable laterally within said'head and provided with spaced apart fslots extendingv through the thickness of said formation and longitudinally of said tongue and movable across the slots in said head to provide a scissor-like clipping action.

2. A hair clipper comprising a hollow casing of elongated shape having one open end, an electrically actuated vibratory motor mounted in said casing and having an armature extending longitudinally of the casing and pivotally supported at its end adjacent the closed. end of the casing, atubularcap having an open end mounted at its open end on the open end of said casing and having its other end closed and flattened and tapered outwardly in width and provided withspaced apart slots extending longitudinally of the cap to provide a hollow clipper head, and a tongue extending through said cap and connested atone'end to the adjacent end of said armature, said tongue having on its other end a'flattened terminal formation movable laterally within said head and provided with spaced apart slots: extending through "the thickness: of said formation and longitudinally of said tongueiand .movable across the slots in said head to provide a" scissor like clipping action.

3. A hair clipper comprising a hollow casing of elongated shape having one open end, an electri'cally actuated vibratory motor mounted in said casing and having an armature extending longitudinally of the: casing and pivotally-"supported at its end adjacent the closed end ofthe casing, a tubular cap' having an open end mounted. at its open end on the open-end of'said casing and having its other end:-closed r and flattened and tapered outwardly in Width and-"provided with spaced apart slots extending longitudinally of the cap to provide a hollow clipper head, and a tongueex-terrding through said capand connected at one-end to the'adjacent :end of said armatura'said tonguehavingon itslother end a flattened terminal formation =mova-blelaterally within said head and provided with spaced. apart slots extending through? the thickness of-said formation and longitudinally of 'saidtongue and movableacross the slots insaid'head to: provide a'scissor like clipping action, said clipper head comprising spacedapart and substantially pa- -rallel flat walls and a curved side wall extending marginally around said flat walls with the slots in said head extending through.- said flatwalls and said side wall'and the terminal for-mation of said tongue-having a thickness substantially equal to the distance between the inner surfaces ofsaid fiat walls and a width less than the inter-ior width of said head and being convexly tapered'toward both of its ends.

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